Detachable fastening means for garments



y e, 1940. c. 551mm. 2,208,434

'DEI'ACHABLE FASTENING MEANS FOR GARMENTS Filed Sept. 21, 1958 BY (MR/1 55/05 REY 11v VENZOR N Patented July 16, 1940 orsics DETACHABLE FASTENING MEANS FOR GARMENTS This invention relates to detachable fastening means for connecting collars, cuffs, etc, to gar ments and has for its object to provide a fastener which will make the attachment possible alonga straight and curved line and adjust itself to any curvature after the attachment is made.

This and other objects and attendant advantages will become more raidly apparent from the detailed description of the invention which follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the top of a dress with a collar attached thereto in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged front elevation of a portion of a garment with a portion of a collar or cuff being attached to the garment.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3:c3x of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the normally stationary fasteners.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of several of the movable fasteners.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of a modifled form for the movable fasteners.

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of the stationary fastener.

Fastening means of the Zipper type are only practical in connecting garment sections along a straight or substantially straight division line. For this reason this type of fastener is not very practical when it is necessary to connect a collar or cuff or other detachable member of a garment with the Zipper form of fastener.

The fastening members forming the subject matter of my present invention provide connecting means which may be used to connect garment sections along straight and curved lines and the connection formed thereby remains substantially as flexible as the garment sections which they connect.

As illustrated in the several figures two forms of connecting members, a ball member I and a socket member 2, provide the fastening means 45 proper. These members are arranged in consec utive alignment and are either collectively or individually attached to a fastening tape 3 with which each row of fasteners may be sewed to the garment sections. The ball members, as

50 shown in Figures 2 and 5, comprise a chain of 55 bers together. The chain of ball members used is attached to the fastening tape by suitably sewing or otherwise fastening the connecting links t to the tape between each of the ball members. In this way the chain remains pliable and will flex with the edge of the garment sections to 5 which it is attached by means of its fastening tape.

The socket members 2 comprise short sleeves with a longitudinal slit 6 on one side and a fas tening lug 'l on the opposite side. The lug is 10 preferably part of the sleeve and is struck out from the Wall thereof. These socket members are aligned with each other and fastened to the anchoring tape by means of the anchoring lugs.

In using the fastener, the anchoring tape with 15 the ball members is preferably attached to the collar, suit or other garment member that is to be detachably attached to the garment, and the tape with the socket members is attached to the garment proper. In this way the ball members 20 of the collar or cuff may be quickly and easily slipped into the socket members from either end of the chain formed thereby.

In Figure 6 I have illustrated a modified form of connecting member. This modified form of 25 connecting member is adapted for use in place of the ball connecting members and comprises an elongated cylindrical member 8 which is provided with one or two anchoring flanges 9 so that it can be attached therewith to the anchoring 30 tape 3. The cylindrical member has a smaller diameter than the sleeve or socket member to provide for a ready telescopic engagement into the socket member and a flexible connection between both the cylindrical and the socket mem- 35 her after the two members are brought together.

In the modified form of fastener .2 illustrated in Figure '7, the slot 6 is located on one side and the fastening lug i struck out from the opposite side and bent down to permit its fastening to the 40 fastening tape 3. This form of fastener is used when it is desirable to have the movable fastener engage laterally into the side of the staticnary fastener.

I claim:

Detachable connecting means for the connection of the edges of two connecting tapes, comprising a plurality of short sleeve members hav ing a slot extending longitudinally from one end to the other end thereof, an anchoring lug on each of said sleeve members located diagonally opposite from its slot for pivotal attachment thereof to the edge of one of the connecting tapes and swinging movement in the plane of the tape and lateral flexible movement with the tape, a

plurality of connecting members movable in and out of said sleeve members, connecting means articularly and spacedly connecting said connecting members substantially in the middle thereof, and anchoring meansfor anchoring the connecting means to the edge of the other of said connecting tapes for swinging movement in n the plane of the tape and lateral flexible movement with the tape to provide a universally flexible connection in its engagement With the sleeve members between opposing edges of the two connecting tapes.

' CLARA SEIDEL. 

